Table 2 The relationship between outcomes and the presence of dysphagia (a), the type of initial treatment (b), maximum creatine kinase level (c), and response to internal treatment (d)
(a) | |||
Dysphagia | |||
(+) | (−) | ||
Alive | 3 | 7 | |
Dead | 7 | 4 | |
(b) | |||
Initial treatment | |||
Surgical | Internal | ||
Alive | 6 | 4 | |
Dead | 0 | 10 | |
(c) | |||
Max creatine kinase (U/L) | |||
<5000 | >5000 | ||
Alive | 9 | 0 | |
Dead | 6 | 4 | |
(d) | |||
Response to internal treatment | |||
Remission | Partial | No response | |
Alive | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Dead | 0 | 4 | 6 |